The Korea Immigration Service (KIS) announced that the number of foreign international students in Korea decreased 4 percent compared to the same period in 2012: from 90,119 to 86,519. There was a 7.9

Youth employment has always been the main concern of university students. Unlike the past where companies and universities encouraged students to start their own businesses, students now help each oth

Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) announced on April 30 that it will activate “University Housing Information Sharing Project” to alleviate student housing problem. It plans to reveal re

University students living apart from their families are burdened not only with the problems of paying high tuition, but also with finding a decent and affordable place to live in. Many students spend

With the new government administration, the Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism (MCST) organized a conference in which university students researched and offered strategies to materialize President

To cultivate students with a sense of community identity, many universities have been putting emphasis on students’ character education in different ways. These include reforming Liberal Arts co

Forty to fifty thousand won for every major’s book, three to four major classes per semester, the sum of money used to buy these books alone costs roughly 200,000 won. In an attempt to lessen students

Whenever a new semester starts, book fees are one of the burdens of many university students, along with the high tuition fee. In order to lighten university students’ “double burden,” social enterpri

With the youth unemployment rate exceeding 9 percent this year, young people of Korean society are commonly referred to as “the working poor.” To alleviate such difficulties today’s young people exper

As an increasing number of students wishes to donate their scholarships to other students who need more financial assistance, universities have introduced a policy known as honorary scholarship progra

The first Open Major graduates received their diplomas early this year, leading to criticism that the original purpose and intention of the major had not come through as expected.Such voices arose whe

Students are up in arms over the government’s decision to raise rent fees before new dorms are even built.The government announced its plan to construct the first University Student Dormitory in

The Ewha Tuition Review Committee (TRC) held its first meeting on Jan. 14, with the last meeting on Jan. 23, deciding to decrease tuition by 1.5 percent in 2013. Although the school presented a promis

Seoul announced in early February that “House Sharing Program” will be conducted to help solve society’s chronic problems such as aging and student housing simply by allowing student

The election for the new Students’ Union is at its busiest in November. However, university student’s low voter’s trunout in the election is raising a problem, such as the absence of

Closely achieving the goal of reaching 100,000 international students in Korea by 2012, Korean universities are improving the favorable conditions offered to international students, to encouraging the

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) announced its 2013 University Tuition Relief Policy on Nov. 7. The policy with an increased budget allows more university students from low inc

Cloudy smoke rises up and surrounds a group of students gathered together with cigarettes in their hands. Soon, more students join the crew and come inside the boundary marked with tape on the ground.

After the Education Reform Council meeting on Oct. 29, the government officially announced its plan to push ahead with its Study Korea 2020 Project, which aims to attract 200,000 foreign students to K

The Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF) proposed a budget plan for 2013 on Sept. 25. One of the most evident changes was the increase in the budget for education. Financial aids for scholarships,